Liverpool’s Japan international Wataru Endo was on from the 34th minute in their 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth, which marked the end of the reigning titleholders’ 13-match unbeaten run across all competitions.  

Japan international Kaoru Mitoma played a full match for Brighton in their 1-1 stalemate with AFC Bournemouth, with his side scoring their equaliser in stoppage time. The midfielder also was on for 90 minutes in their subsequent 2-1 loss to Fulham.

 

Manchester City’s Uzbekistan international Abdukodir Khusanov featured from the start in their 2-0 win over Wolves, who played Korea Republic international Hwang Hee-chan for 71 minutes and still lie bottom of the league after one win in 23 outings. 

Japan international Reo Hatate scored Celtic’s first goal after fellow international Daizen Maeda’s assist in their UEFA Europa League 2-2 tie with Bologna. Hatate, however, was sent off later after picking up two yellow cards within the space of three minutes. 

 

In a following Premiership tie, Korea Republic international Yang Hyun-jun grabbed Celtic’s second goal in their 2-2 draw with leaders Hearts. Maeda also started.

Livingstone’s Australia international Ryan McGowan, who featured in a 1-1 draw with St Mirren, also captained his side in their 6-2 loss to Aberdeen, who sent in his fellow international Nicolas Milanovic in the 63rd minute.

 

Australian international Martin Boyle and his countryman Jack Iredale both started for Hibernian in their 4-1 defeat to Falkirk, which consigned their side to their first league defeat in six games.

 

Another pair of Australians - Motherwell’s John Koutroumbis and international Apostolos Stamatelopoulos came on in the 60th and 71st minutes in a 4-0 win against Kilmarnock.

Japan international Hiroki Ito struck league leaders Bayern Munich’s only goal in the 23rd minute but it was not enough to stop Augsburg from a 2-1 win. Korea Republic international Kim Min-jae also started for Bayern in a result that broke the league leader’s 27-match unbeaten run.

 

St Pauli’s Japan midfielder Joel Fujita played a full match while Australia international Jackson Irvine came on in the 65th minute in their goalless draw with Hamburger SV.

 

Japan defender Yukinari Sugawara was on for 79 minutes in Werder Bremen’s 1-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen, which saw his side slump to their sixth winless Bundesliga match. 

 

Ito’s fellow international Ritsu Doan played a full match for Eintracht Frankfurt in their 3-1 loss to Hoffenheim. The result saw them go eight matches without a win.

Third-from-bottom Mainz 05’s Japan midfielder Kaishu Sano and Korea Republic international Lee Jae-sung both started in a 3-1 win over Wolfsburg. 

 

Korea Republic midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong was on for 90 minutes in Union Berlin’s 3-0 loss to Borussia Dortmund, which marked their fourth start without a win.

 

Borussia M’gladbach’s Japan internationals Shuto Machino and Kota Takai both featured in a 3-0 loss to Stuttgart.

 

Their fellow international Yuito Suzuki assisted Freiburg’s first goal in their 2-1 win over Koln.

Australia international Jordan Bos scored in the 35th minute and Korea Republic international Hwang In-beom assisted two in Feyenoord’s 4-2 win over bottom club Heracles. Japan defender Tsuyoshi Watanabe, who scored against Sturm Graz in their UEFA Europa League clash, started for Feyenoord as did fellow international Ayase Ueda.

 

Sparta Rotterdam’s Japan international Shunsuke Mito scored a seventh-minute winner against Utrecht. 

 

NEC Nijmegen’s Japan international Koki Ogawa scored in the 39th minute in a 2-1 win over PEC Zwolle. His teammate and fellow international Kodai Sano started.

Fortuna Sittard’s Indonesia international Justin Hubner assisted their first goal in a 2-1 defeat of Groningen, giving them their first win in three fixtures.

 

AZ Alkmaar’s Japan defender Seiya Maikuma featured in their 1-1 draw with Excelsior and then made a 58th-minute appearance in their following 1-0 win over Telstar.

 

Japan International Ko Itakura was on from the 63rd minute in Ajax’s 2-0 win over Volendam.

 

Australia midfielder Max Balard featured in full for NAC Breda in a 2-2 draw with Eredivisie leaders PSV. Balard’s side sit next to bottom and have yet to win in nine league outings.

Lens’ Saudi Arabia international Saud Abdulhamid played a full match in their 3-1 loss to Marseille, which saw his side slip to second in Ligue 1, two points adrift of new leaders Paris Saint-Germain.

Rennes’ Jordan international Mousa Al Tamari came on after the break in their 2-0 defeat to Lorient.

 

Japan international Ayumu Seko was on for 90 minutes in Le Havre’s goalless result against Monaco.

Indonesia custodian Emil Audero kept a clean sheet for Cremonese in their goalless draw with Hellas Verona but conceded the only goal in a tie against Sassuolo, who started Indonesia international Jay Idzes.

Australia’s international keeper Mathew Ryan conceded twice in second-from-last Levante’s 3-2 win over Elche. 

 

Mallorca sent in Japan forward Takuma Asano in the 63rd minute in their 3-0 loss to Atletico Madrid.

Sint-Truiden’s Japan international Shogo Taniguchi bagged the first goal and compatriot Keisuke Goto assisted the second in a 2-1 win over RAAL La Louvière. Their teammate and international Ryotaro Ito and countrymen Leo Kokubo and Taiga Hata all started while Kaito Matsuzawa stepped on in the 70th minute.

 

Westerlo’s Japan U20 international Shunsuke Saito assisted their only goal in a 1-1 draw with Mechelen. His countryman and teammate Isa Sakamoto and Islamic Republic of Iran international Allahyar Sayyad both started. 

 

Japan international Atsuki Ito assisted Gent’s third goal in their 4-0 drubbing of Standard Liege. 

Sporting Charleroi captain and Syria international Aiham Ousou led his side to a 2-0 win over Antwerp, who started Saudi Arabia forward Marwan Al Sahafi and Japan’s Taishi Nozawa and sent in Nozawa’s countryman Yuto Tsunashima in the 36th minute.

 

Japan’s Takahiro Akimoto started for OH Leuven in their 1-1 stalemate with Belgian Pro League leaders Union Saint-Gilloise. 

 

Akimoto’s countryman and international striker Junya Ito played 79 minutes in Genk’s 1-1 draw with Cercle Brugge.